agenetic fracture /Ɨމjenetމik/, a spontaneous fracture caused by
an imperfect bone development. agenic. See agenesis. ageniocephaly /
ƗjenމƝāǀsefމۑlƝ/ [Gk, a + genein, not to produce, NHSKDOƝ head], a form of
otocephaly in which the brain, cranial vault and sense organs are intact but the
lower jaw is malformed. Also called ageniocephalia. —ageniocephalic,
ageniocephalous, adj. agenitalism /Ɨjenމitۑlizމۑm/, any condition caused by the
lack of sex hormones ...

Since most freshwater habitats are ephemeral, each algal species should have
agenetic ability to switch from the vegetative reproduction to asexual cycle or
from vegetative to dormant stage when(or even before) thehabitat becomes too
unfavorable. Populationsof ephemeral habitats areexposed toextremes of
environmental variables. Variationof temperature, either on daily or on seasonal
scale,is not significantly moremoderate than that in the surrounding terrestrial
habitats.

seeming irreducibility between the agenetic methods of mechanicism and the
genetic methods of vitalism needs to be overcome and this can be done in
aesthetics, where all aspects are included. This position was called pancalism.
The appeal of nonmechanistic explanations is that mechanicism appears to
conflict with deeply entrenched beliefs scientists and nonscientists alike share
about the intentional nature of human action. However, current studies of
feedback mechanisms ...

Studies examining the adopted-away children of criminal parents have also
demonstrated agenetic basis to criminal behaviour. According to evolutionary
psychologists, some criminal tendencies mayin fact represent advantageous and
adaptive strategies that have contributed to reproductive success. Hundredsof
studies overthepast several decades have examined the psychophysiological
basis of anti-sociality, criminality, delinquency andpsychopathy(a personality
disorder often ...